Class acts: 24 awesome movies and TV shows that are set in school

Gen V helped expand upon The Boys universe by introducing fans to Godolkin University, the school that helps train sups to be everything from typical crime fighters to the new faces of Vought. Along the way, some students might rebel against the curriculum and the school as a whole when they find out their school doesn’t have their best interests in mind. It’s a wild ride and one heck of a school to go to in a world where people have legit superpowers.

In the ‘90s, there was no youth alive who didn’t want to go to school with Cory, Shawn, and Topanga. Not just because their problems had a way of working themselves out in about 20 minutes, give or take, but also because they went to school with Mr. Feeny. Having an educator like that was the dream of ‘90s kids, and still is.

The Holdovers takes viewers inside an all-male boarding school during the holidays when no one is there except for one teacher, a singular food service worker, and one lone student. It’s a simple, yet earnest movie that highlights just how much being there for someone can make a world of difference.

Saved by the Bell made high school seem like an endless stream of shenanigans.

Who hasn’t dreamt of bonding with random classmates during Saturday detention?

Degrassi truly has to be one of the most stressful schools to attend because every day, there was something. If a school were actually like that in real life, it would be constantly investigated by the school board.

Whoopi Goldberg pretending to be a nun, teaching music to a bunch of kids who could miraculously sing? Yes and yes.

What Rugrats did with showcasing life from the perspective of babies and toddlers, Recess did the same with grade school kids and the idea of a student’s favorite time of day. Imaginative throughout, Recess painted the perfect picture of the dynamics of a typical playground, from what the cool girls do during it to the kid who never abandons the swing, and everyone in between.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill made this school, with a problem worth a police investigation, seem pretty awesome.

Abbott Elementary is a constant reminder of why educators are some of the most important people on Earth.

A class where the lessons are on classic rock and not math? Sounds like (a stairway to) heaven.

Greendale Community College was just the right amount of chaos to make anyone want to sign up for classes.

Is there a chance the new girl is really an adult posing as a student for an article? Yes, but there is a really awesome costume ball to go to.

Imagine going to William McKinley High School, walking to class, and always having a soundtrack throughout the day because that one club never stops singing about their issues.

Anyone who went to a drab high school would’ve loved to trade places with Cher Horowitz.

In a perfect world, A Different World is the ideal college situation and what many felt those four years should be like.

Usually, sex education is nestled into a health class that most kids take in one year during high school, but at Moordale Secondary School, those lessons are constant!

It’s a school with monsters. Enough said.

Everyone in Gen X has wished for a John Keating in their life.

The never-ending stream of wackiness that went on at James K. Polk Middle School was more than enough to make fans want to transfer to that school and get guided by Ned.

North Shore High School, not for the weak. The Burn Book could always make a comeback, but it might be worth it to always rock pink on Wednesdays.

Everyone who has shopped at a Hot Topic would give their last Labubu to attend Nevermore Academy.

While the constant choreographed dances might be a distraction at East High School, it’s something that one would eventually get used to.

The dorms alone are why many want to submit an application to Shiz University.